Visionary Leader: Zunaid Khan

Zunaid Khan is Executive Director for Development Planning at City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Visionary Leadership is crucial to the sustainable growth of our cities and businesses as responsible leadership affects both the present and the future.

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  • The key characteristics of a visionary leader.
  • What our leaders are not getting right when leading their municipalities and teams, what needs to change and how change can happen.
  • The focus of a leader in the Administration, especially during turbulent times.
  • How he manages the complexity of his daily responsibilities and how he prioritises what is done first.
  • He he will define his success.

About the Visionary Leader Show on Future Cities Africa
Leadership challenges have a crippling effect to sustainable growth of our cities and businesses as it affects both the present and the future.

The role of a leader is critical to the shaping of a city's future. Whether it's in the public or private sector, the demands of running businesses are the same. Leaders are judged on results. Shareholders and taxpayers will hold their leaders to account.

The Visionary Leader Show on Future Cities Africa get into the minds of public and private sector leaders to explore the key characteristics of a visionary leader, overcoming challenges, embracing the unknown, what it takes to develop a strong vision and manage complexities, emerging disruptors, and inspiring the leaders of tomorrow.

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